Who runs it
The city council passes ordinances, adopts the budget and sets the city’s property tax.
- Darren HellmanGilbertville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Lisa PerryGilbertville City Council At-Large · elected November 4, 2025
- Scott BeckerGilbertville Mayor · elected November 4, 2025
- Mike EvenGilbertville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
- Scott D. BeckerGilbertville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
- Sheila BrustkernGilbertville City Council At-Large · elected November 7, 2023
Officials are worked out from election results: every member whose four-year term is still running, plus appointments and titles Iowa Funnel has been told about. A resignation may not show yet.
Meetings and agendas
What the council is deciding: each agenda, the resolutions and ordinances on it, and a plain-language summary.
Iowa Funnel doesn’t read this city’s agendas yet. Every council and board posts its agenda at least 24 hours before it meets.
Property taxes
Who gets a property owner’s tax bill in Gilbertville
Homes and businesses in most of Gilbertville pay a combined $39.21 per $1,000 of taxable value (FY27). They pay it all to the Black Hawk County treasurer, who passes each government its share; the city sets and gets only its own piece, $15.15. Estimate your bill.
- Waterloo schools$16.7543%
- City of Gilbertville$15.1539%
- Black Hawk County$5.5714%
- Hawkeye Community College$1.363%
- Black Hawk County Assessor$0.27<1%
- Black Hawk County Extension (ISU Extension and Outreach)$0.11<1%
Rates over time
Per $1,000 of taxable value: the typical combined rate people in Gilbertville pay, and the city government’s own piece of it.
| Year | Combined | City’s own |
|---|---|---|
| FY20 | $34.16 | $12.21 |
| FY21 | $34.77 | $12.75 |
| FY22 | $34.42 | $12.90 |
| FY23 | $34.14 | $13.61 |
| FY24 | $33.84 | $13.38 |
| FY25 | $37.36 | $16.30 |
| FY26 | $38.59 | $14.64 |
| FY27 | $39.21 | $15.15 |
Show the numbers
| Year | Combined | City’s own |
|---|---|---|
| FY20 | $34.16 | $12.21 |
| FY21 | $34.77 | $12.75 |
| FY22 | $34.42 | $12.90 |
| FY23 | $34.14 | $13.61 |
| FY24 | $33.84 | $13.38 |
| FY25 | $37.36 | $16.30 |
| FY26 | $38.59 | $14.64 |
| FY27 | $39.21 | $15.15 |
Compared with places this size3
Gilbertville’s city property tax rate of $15.15 per $1,000 is the 43rd highest of 181 Iowa cities with 530–1,200 people. The middle of the group is $12.78.
See all 181
| # | Place | Rate per $1,000 | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exira | $24.81 | 766 |
| 2 | Dayton | $22.51 | 766 |
| 3 | Correctionville | $19.84 | 759 |
| 4 | Villisca | $19.74 | 1,106 |
| 5 | Allison | $19.06 | 937 |
| 6 | Dumont | $19.04 | 614 |
| 7 | Seymour | $18.78 | 646 |
| 8 | Dexter | $18.69 | 631 |
| 9 | Fonda | $18.52 | 636 |
| 10 | Kanawha | $18.11 | 638 |
| 11 | Swea City | $18.04 | 545 |
| 12 | Greene | $17.91 | 971 |
| 13 | Alden | $17.90 | 738 |
| 14 | New Hartford | $17.69 | 555 |
| 15 | Lansing | $17.67 | 959 |
| 16 | Strawberry Point | $17.58 | 1,141 |
| 17 | Rockwell | $17.54 | 1,044 |
| 18 | Walnut | $17.46 | 728 |
| 19 | Murray | $17.44 | 609 |
| 20 | Gowrie | $17.17 | 943 |
| 21 | Colo | $17.14 | 856 |
| 22 | Mapleton | $16.90 | 1,114 |
| 23 | George | $16.89 | 1,106 |
| 24 | Adair | $16.84 | 792 |
| 25 | Eddyville | $16.82 | 965 |
| 26 | Elk Horn | $16.78 | 631 |
| 27 | Oxford | $16.70 | 715 |
| 28 | Buffalo Center | $16.58 | 839 |
| 29 | Bancroft | $16.52 | 677 |
| 30 | Eldon | $16.42 | 788 |
| 31 | Early | $16.35 | 571 |
| 32 | Aplington | $16.34 | 1,088 |
| 33 | Panora | $16.14 | 1,096 |
| 34 | Mechanicsville | $16.12 | 974 |
| 35 | Armstrong | $15.87 | 847 |
| 36 | Ruthven | $15.84 | 710 |
| 37 | Minden | $15.77 | 581 |
| 38 | Walker | $15.74 | 671 |
| 39 | Newell | $15.49 | 850 |
| 40 | Riceville | $15.31 | 807 |
| 41 | Neola | $15.30 | 917 |
| 42 | Sidney | $15.19 | 1,048 |
| 43 | Gilbertville | $15.15 | 792 |
| 44 | Stanwood | $15.12 | 612 |
| 45 | Stratford | $15.03 | 688 |
| 46 | Griswold | $15.01 | 975 |
| 47 | Readlyn | $14.99 | 857 |
| 48 | Hopkinton | $14.79 | 622 |
| 49 | Essex | $14.76 | 721 |
| 50 | Dunlap | $14.56 | 1,030 |
| 51 | Garnavillo | $14.52 | 751 |
| 52 | Maxwell | $14.50 | 862 |
| 53 | Clermont | $14.30 | 571 |
| 54 | Moulton | $14.25 | 596 |
| 55 | Mcgregor | $14.20 | 725 |
| 56 | Olin | $14.19 | 652 |
| 57 | Primghar | $14.18 | 893 |
| 58 | Sheffield | $14.16 | 1,123 |
| 59 | Elgin | $14.05 | 676 |
| 60 | Ossian | $13.88 | 777 |
| 61 | Redfield | $13.73 | 719 |
| 62 | Victor | $13.72 | 852 |
| 63 | Edgewood | $13.64 | 908 |
| 64 | Sioux Rapids | $13.63 | 722 |
| 65 | Donnellson | $13.63 | 859 |
| 66 | Gladbrook | $13.58 | 775 |
| 67 | Rockford | $13.52 | 722 |
| 68 | Janesville | $13.43 | 1,052 |
| 69 | Glidden | $13.43 | 1,140 |
| 70 | Calmar | $13.39 | 1,100 |
| 71 | Boyden | $13.39 | 694 |
| 72 | Baxter | $13.32 | 983 |
| 73 | Anita | $13.28 | 953 |
| 74 | Van Horne | $13.27 | 768 |
| 75 | Conrad | $13.23 | 1,098 |
| 76 | Springville | $13.22 | 1,161 |
| 77 | Keota | $13.21 | 888 |
| 78 | Shellsburg | $13.20 | 987 |
| 79 | De Soto | $13.18 | 937 |
| 80 | Quasqueton | $13.12 | 587 |
| 81 | Farmington | $13.10 | 583 |
| 82 | Anthon | $13.05 | 534 |
| 83 | Treynor | $13.03 | 1,104 |
| 84 | Odebolt | $13.00 | 967 |
| 85 | Coggon | $12.99 | 691 |
| 86 | Earlville | $12.90 | 713 |
| 87 | Brighton | $12.88 | 592 |
| 88 | Danville | $12.87 | 910 |
| 89 | Underwood | $12.85 | 973 |
| 90 | Malvern | $12.79 | 1,056 |
| 91 | Montrose | $12.78 | 734 |
| 92 | Goldfield | $12.73 | 617 |
| 93 | Wellsburg | $12.68 | 709 |
| 94 | Buffalo | $12.68 | 1,163 |
| 95 | Delmar | $12.68 | 541 |
| 96 | Badger | $12.67 | 540 |
| 97 | Stanton | $12.62 | 664 |
| 98 | Hospers | $12.58 | 703 |
| 99 | Everly | $12.51 | 570 |
| 100 | Hazleton | $12.48 | 711 |
| 101 | West Point | $12.39 | 903 |
| 102 | Hinton | $12.38 | 959 |
| 103 | Preston | $12.38 | 940 |
| 104 | Alburnett | $12.30 | 672 |
| 105 | Hubbard | $12.30 | 837 |
| 106 | Moravia | $12.27 | 625 |
| 107 | Hedrick | $12.22 | 717 |
| 108 | Carson | $12.22 | 772 |
| 109 | Wheatland | $12.18 | 765 |
| 110 | Schaller | $12.14 | 702 |
| 111 | Winfield | $12.04 | 1,006 |
| 112 | Elkhart | $12.00 | 1,079 |
| 113 | Afton | $11.96 | 864 |
| 114 | Lowden | $11.93 | 767 |
| 115 | Tabor | $11.88 | 983 |
| 116 | Albert City | $11.88 | 627 |
| 117 | Aurelia | $11.84 | 970 |
| 118 | Merrill | $11.64 | 713 |
| 119 | Morning Sun | $11.50 | 702 |
| 120 | Battle Creek | $11.49 | 683 |
| 121 | Wall Lake | $11.43 | 739 |
| 122 | West Bend | $11.42 | 770 |
| 123 | Dakota City | $11.39 | 764 |
| 124 | Marcus | $11.31 | 1,069 |
| 125 | Dunkerton | $11.30 | 840 |
| 126 | Sutherland | $11.25 | 628 |
| 127 | Arcadia | $11.23 | 588 |
| 128 | Whiting | $11.21 | 725 |
| 129 | Shelby | $11.17 | 730 |
| 130 | University Heights | $11.12 | 1,188 |
| 131 | Blairstown | $11.04 | 705 |
| 132 | Manilla | $11.01 | 756 |
| 133 | Hamburg | $10.95 | 863 |
| 134 | Clarence | $10.94 | 991 |
| 135 | Ireton | $10.93 | 571 |
| 136 | Fontanelle | $10.88 | 684 |
| 137 | Richland | $10.82 | 532 |
| 138 | Grand Mound | $10.78 | 608 |
| 139 | Cambridge | $10.53 | 844 |
| 140 | Swisher | $10.39 | 909 |
| 141 | Schleswig | $10.39 | 820 |
| 142 | Melbourne | $10.38 | 771 |
| 143 | Radcliffe | $10.37 | 540 |
| 144 | Elk Run Heights | $10.33 | 1,061 |
| 145 | Fredericksburg | $10.27 | 983 |
| 146 | Lake Park | $10.25 | 1,155 |
| 147 | Ventura | $10.22 | 701 |
| 148 | Inwood | $10.22 | 962 |
| 149 | Milo | $10.20 | 762 |
| 150 | Hartford | $10.16 | 729 |
| 151 | What Cheer | $10.01 | 595 |
| 152 | Newhall | $9.99 | 887 |
| 153 | Graettinger | $9.81 | 810 |
| 154 | Doon | $9.78 | 640 |
| 155 | Long Grove | $9.59 | 849 |
| 156 | Lake View | $9.39 | 1,120 |
| 157 | Paullina | $9.21 | 979 |
| 158 | Fairbank | $9.00 | 1,133 |
| 159 | Winthrop | $8.94 | 814 |
| 160 | Crescent | $8.72 | 626 |
| 161 | Keosauqua | $8.58 | 944 |
| 162 | Grand Junction | $8.57 | 715 |
| 163 | Princeton | $8.24 | 917 |
| 164 | Gilman | $8.10 | 530 |
| 165 | Lakeside | $8.10 | 695 |
| 166 | Kellogg | $8.10 | 597 |
| 167 | Riverside | $8.02 | 1,063 |
| 168 | Agency | $7.94 | 623 |
| 169 | Hills | $7.94 | 911 |
| 170 | Fremont | $7.86 | 688 |
| 171 | Larchwood | $7.52 | 954 |
| 172 | North English | $7.49 | 1,030 |
| 173 | Sloan | $7.49 | 1,078 |
| 174 | Sully | $7.41 | 891 |
| 175 | Fruitland | $7.21 | 928 |
| 176 | Lawton | $7.10 | 949 |
| 177 | Wayland | $7.07 | 935 |
| 178 | Raymond | $6.85 | 754 |
| 179 | Keystone | $6.80 | 616 |
| 180 | Shueyville | $6.79 | 725 |
| 181 | Okoboji | $3.83 | 729 |
The city’s levies, FY27
What the city raises from each levy. The general levy is capped by state law; the others are set aside for one purpose.
Budget and spending
Where each dollar of Gilbertville’s budget goes, FY26
Planned spending from all funds, including city-run utilities like water and sewer (“business type”), which some cities run and others don’t. Transfers between funds are left out. “Cities this size” is the average for the 180 Iowa cities closest in size (530–1,200 people).
| Where it goes | Of each dollar | Cities this size (180) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Type / Enterprise | 27¢ | 40¢ |
| Debt Service | 16¢ | 6¢ |
| Public Works | 16¢ | 16¢ |
| Public Safety | 14¢ | 9¢ |
| General Government | 12¢ | 10¢ |
| Everything else | 15¢ | 11¢ |
Planned spending, FY27
All funds: property taxes, utility and other fees, state and federal money. “Business type” is city-run utilities and enterprises like water or sewer.
The state’s FY27 file doesn’t include business type / enterprise yet ($440,797 in FY26), so this total is low.
Budget compared with what it spent, FY23
| Function | Budget | Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Public Works | $236,175 | $280,149 |
| Public Safety | $202,405 | $278,495 |
| Health and Social Services | $10,255 | $9,350 |
| General Government | $163,080 | $161,175 |
| Debt Service | $159,600 | $199,910 |
| Culture and Recreation | $77,206 | $92,005 |
| Community and Economic Development | $6,000 | $12,098 |
| Capital Projects | $0 | $0 |
| Business Type / Enterprise | $396,828 | $372,559 |
What it spent each year
State money
What the state sends the city
Sales tax and property tax credits the state paid the city: up 13% since FY23; up 4% after inflation.
| Program | FY27 | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local option sales tax | $12,275 | $144,982 | $136,229 | $138,628 | $127,976 |
Show the numbers
| Program | FY27 | FY26 | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local option sales tax | $12,275 | $144,982 | $136,229 | $138,628 | $127,976 |
Elections
Most recent: November 4, 2025
City · 2
2 seats: the top 2 win.
- Darren Hellman Winner10652.7%
- Lisa Perry Winner9547.3%
- Scott Becker Unopposed105100.0%
Local races from civicAPI and county auditors for Gilbertville; official results are on each county auditor’s site.